When the tribute bands start telling you to do one, youвЂ™re in trouble. An excruciating nadir was reached when a Bruce Springsteen tribute act called the B Street Band withdrew from an inauguration eve gig.

But the swearing-in ceremony itself featured only a choir and military band вЂ“ a climbdown from TrumpвЂ™s predecessor, Barack Obama, who had Aretha Franklin sing at his 2009 ceremony followed by BeyoncГ© in 2013. In fairness, they managed to grub up one actual musical legend вЂ“ Sam Moore, one half of 60s soul duo Sam & Dave, who performed at a pre-inauguration event called Make America Great Again! Welcome Celebration. Here was a lesson for unscrupulous gig promoters everywhere about announcing an act before they sign up. Elton John, it transpired, hadnвЂ™t confirmed and evidently had no intention of playing. Instead, performers at various inauguration events included Tony Orlando, of Knock Three Times and Tie a Yellow Ribbon fame a fading post-grunge band called 3 Doors Down country singer Toby Keith and a woman who came second on AmericaвЂ™s Got Talent.

Donald TrumpвЂ™s transition team promised the world a performance by Elton John. W hoever was in charge of booking the talent for Joe BidenвЂ™s inauguration clearly had an easier task than their counterpart in 2017.

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